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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

St Pancras 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Bedfellows also cleansed and disinfested:—

Bedfellows also cleansed and disinfested:—

Vermin.AGES.Total.
15 and over.10—15.5-10.Under 5.
Phthiriasis—Pediculi—Head...11...2
„ —Body...1223...35
„ —Both...12841110549
Doubtful......1...1
Scabies—Acari...2229455
Totals...16346514642

Table: B .—Cleansing of Dwelling Places and Contents.(à) Number of rooms infested with vermin caused to be stripped and cleansed, 306.(b) Number of articles in an unwholesome condition removed from dwelling places to the Cleansing Station for purification or destruction, 285.

B .—Cleansing of Dwelling Places and Contents.

(à) Number of rooms infested with vermin caused to be stripped and cleansed, 306.

(b) Number of articles in an unwholesome condition removed from dwelling places to the Cleansing Station for purification or destruction, 285.

ARTICLES.Purified.Des troyed.Total.ARTICLES.Purified.Destroyed.Total
Beds24529Silks.........
Mattresses17219Satins.........
Palliasses18220Velvets.........
Bolsters24226Hats.........
Pillows44145Bonnets...11
Sheets28...28Gloves.........
Blankets43447Boots and Shoes.........
Counterpanes20121Other Leather Goods.........
Wearing Apparel178Furs.........
Rugs and Mats.........Skin Rugs and Mats.........
Cushions325Braces and Garters.........
Carpets112Other Elastic Goods.........
Covers21...21Toys.........
Curtains1...1Books.........
Sundries11112Sundries.........

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Note.—Some rooms stripped and cleansed bad no contents or none in a condition requiring removal,
and some contents were removed from rooms that did not require to be stripped and cleansed.
THE CLEANSING OF CHILDREN.
During the year the baths were used by 1 ,292 adults (males, 1,263;
females, 29). The children bathed numbered 2,822. Bedfellows of children
to the number of 642 were also cleansed. The addresses given by the male
adults included Rowton Houses, 164; Common Lodging Houses, 787; and
281 stated that they had slept in the open on the night previous to making
application.
The children resorting to the baths from the schools in the Borough have
received a considerable amount of attention during the year, and numerous
visits have been paid to their homes by the Woman Inspector.
The statutory powers of the Council for dealing with the cleansing of
verminous persons are briefly as follows: —